Tom was born in 1984 in a village called Skärvången in the northern part of

Sweden. Tom has been playing the drums since 1997 with a heavy

background in metal music from doing alot of live shows and recordings

with local metal bands.

Tom studied violin, piano, guitar and drums for a total of 8 years

before moving to Los Angeles in 2009 to attend Musicians Institute.

He recently earned his Associate of Arts degree in drums from MI.

Åsvold is influenced by a wide variety of music from classic rock, pop

and fusion, as well as a variety of metal including the bands

Meshuggah, Aeon, Pantera and Strapping Young Lad.

Tom is now dedicating all of his drumming time to play with his band

Polarization www.myspace.com/polarization check em out! :)